SAMS Ocean Explorer
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland researches various elements of our marine environment, from algae to oceanography. In this podcast, we meet staff and students from SAMS to learn more about our vast and mysterious ocean.
Podcasting since 2023 • 14 episodes
SAMS Ocean Explorer
Latest Episodes
Drowning in plastic pollution
Images of a seahorse clutching a cotton bud, or a marine mammal choking on a plastic bag provoke shocking and saddening reactions - but how much change is made as a result?As they discover a new plastic threat to mangrove habitats on the...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:57
Dark Oxygen: a deep sea discovery
A discovery in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean has been challenging the scientific consensus of how oxygen is produced and has even called into question how life on Earth began.Photosynthetic organisms like plants and algae use ener...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:38
Plankton: Earth's hidden hero
From creating the atmosphere that led to life on Earth, to providing food for the entire ocean food web, plankton have been pivotal to the world we know today. Indeed, by absorbing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, they have been protecting us...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:21
Flapper skate: the little known giant of the sea
They are giants of the sea in northern Europe, yet not many people have heard of them, let alone seen any...The flapper skate, considered critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, is faring relatively well within a M...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:13
Poetic sampling: when art and science collide
We've all heard creepy noises in the forest, but you probably haven't heard one like this...In this episode, we hear an artist's take on what a kelp forest looks like below the water surface and listen to a 'creepy' sound from the beneath w...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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33:42
